KZSN

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KZSN
City of license	Hutchinson, Kansas
Broadcast area	Wichita, Kansas
Branding	102-1 The Bull
Slogan	Wichita's New Country
Frequency	102.1 MHz (also on HD Radio)
First air date	1969 (as KSKU)
Format	Country music HD2: Classic Country
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	313 meters
Class	C0
Facility ID	61364
Transmitter coordinates	37°46′40.00″N 97°30′37.00″W / 37.7777778°N 97.5102778°W / 37.7777778; -97.5102778
Former callsigns	KSKU (1969-02/15/86)
Owner	Clear Channel Communications
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	1021thebull.com

KZSN (102.1 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format.^[1] Licensed to Hutchinson, Kansas, USA, the station serves the Wichita area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications.^[2]

History

The station began in Hutchinson in 1969 as KSKU and played a Beautiful Music format. It was owned by Margurite Sours and managed by Sam Kahalewai. The station also aired live area high school football and basketball games with Kansas sportscasting legend and Kansas Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame member Hod Humiston providing the play-by-play. The syndicated "Hawaii Calls" program of Hawaiian music was also aired. In 1973, KSKU became one of a very few radio stations in America that broadcast in Quadrophonic stereo (4 channel sound).

In 1976, the station switched to a Rock 40 format, later onto a Mainstream Top 40 direction. In 1983-84, KSKU upgraded its signal for better coverage over Wichita to compete against then Top 40 stations KEYN (Now Oldies) and KKRD (now classic rock KTHR) in 3-way Top-40 battle.

In the late 1970s, the station was sold to Jack Sampson and Sampson Communications. In early 1986, the station's studios were moved to Wichita, and on February 14, 1986, at 5 PM, the station's call letters were changed to KZSN and flipped to a country music format as "Kissin' 102" to compete with longtime Wichita ratings leader KFDI AM/FM. The final song on "KSKU" was "American Pie" by Don McLean, while the first song on "Kissin' 102" was "Sweet Country Music" by Atlanta. In the mid-2000s, the station rebranded slightly to "Kissin' Country 102.1".

On February 8, 2013, at Noon, KZSN rebranded as "102.1 The Bull".^[3]^[4] The final three songs on "Kissin' Country" were "How Country Feels" by Randy Houser, "These Days" by Rascal Flatts and "Anywhere with You" by Jake Owen, while the first two songs on "The Bull" were "Even If It Breaks Your Heart" by Eli Young Band and "Pirate Flag" by Kenny Chesney. The station will become the new home of the "Bobby Bones Morning Show" on March 4, where it will move from sister Top 40 station KZCH.

Previous Logo

(KZSN's logo under previous "Kissin' Country" branding)

References

↑ "KZSN Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
↑ "Station Information Profile". Arbitron.
↑ http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/80860/kzsn-wichita-rebrands-as-the-bull/
↑ http://www.yourmidwestmedia.net/mainsite/formatchanges.html

External links

Query the FCC's FM station database for KZSN

Radio-Locator information on KZSN

Query Nielsen Audio's FM station database for KZSN

v t e Radio stations in the Wichita market

By FM frequency	88.1 88.1 88.3 88.7 89.1 90.1 90.7 91.1 91.9 92.3 93.1 93.5 93.9 94.3 95.1 95.9 96.3 97.1 97.9 98.1 98.7 99.1 99.7 100.1 100.5 101.3 102.1 102.9 103.7 104.5 105.3 106.5 107.3 107.9

By AM frequency	690 900 950 1070 1130 1240 1330 1360 1410 1450 1480 1550

NOAA Weather Radio frequency	162.500 162.550

By callsign	K261DR KAHS K204DQ KBCU KBDD KBTL KCFN KCVW-FM KDGS KEC59 KEYN-FM KFBZ KFDI KFH KFH-FM KFTI-FM KFXJ KGGF KGSO KHCC-FM KHLT-FM KHMY KHUT KIBB KICT-FM KJRG KLEY/KKLE KLIO KMUW KNSS KQAM KRBB KSGL KSKG KSKZ KSOK-FM KTHR KTLI KVWF KWBW KWME KWLS KYFW KYQQ KYWA KZCH KZSN WWH22

Kansas radio markets Kansas City Pittsburg Salina-Manhattan Topeka Wichita Other radio areas Southwest Kansas West and Northwest Kansas See also List of radio stations in Kansas

v t e Country Radio Stations in the state of Kansas

Stations	KAIR - Atchison KAIR - Horton KDNS - Downs KFDI - Wichita KFKF - Kansas City KFNF - Oberlin KFTI-FM - Newton KHAZ - Hays KHOK - Hoisington KHUT - Hutchinson KIKS - Iola KKDT - Burdett KKJQ - Garden City KKOW - Pittsburg KKOW - Pittsburg KKQY - Hill City KLDG - Liberal KMML - Cimarron KMXN - Osage City KMZA - Seneca KNDY - Marysville KNDY-FM - Marysville KNZA - Hiawatha KOFO - Ottawa KOTE - Eureka KQLA - Ogden KREP - Belleville KSKG - Salina KSOB - Larned KSOK - Arkansas City KSOK - Winfield KTOP-FM - Saint Marys KTPK - Topeka KULY - Ulysses KUSN - Dearing KVOE-FM - Emporia KWGB - Colby KXBZ - Manhattan KXKU - Lyons KYEZ - Salina KZSN - Hutchinson WIBW - Topeka

See also adult contemporary classic hits college country news/talk NPR oldies religious rock sports top 40 urban other radio stations in Kansas

v t e Clear Channel Communications

Corporate officers	Bob Pittman (CEO, CC Media Holdings, Inc.) John Hogan (Chairman/CEO, Clear Channel Media and Entertainment)

Board of directors	Lowry Mays (Chairman) Irving Azoff B. J. "Red" McCombs J. C. Watts John H. Williams

Radio stations	List of radio stations owned by Clear Channel

Radio networks	Australian Radio Network (50%) Fox Sports Radio Metro Networks Premiere Networks Premium Choice Shadow Traffic Total Traffic Network

Miscellaneous	Clear Channel Outdoor Clear Channel UK iHeartRadio Mediabase

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